It is one of the spectacular events in the wildlife calendar! Every year, the wildebeest migration attracts tourists from all over the world to witness this amazing wonder.
Enjoy the sights of over one million wildebeests along with herds of zebra, antelopes and gazelles migrating across the Masai Mara. Racing behind them are the bloodthirsty ferocious carnivores – the lions, leopards, jackals and grinning hyenas. While the vultures circle blue skies eyeing the weakest in the stampede.
The wildebeest migration is one of the top safari highlights in Africa. There are abundant vantage points to observe the amazing natural phenomenon. Enjoying throngs of wildlife enthusiasts and nature lovers, tour operators have introduced ballooning adventures for great captures.
The captivating stampede searching to quench their thirst and grazing amid the racing predators behind them, in the river and up on the skies is a spectacular act of nature, cheap flights.
It is an unforgettable time in Africa indeed. Beautiful to the eye and the camera, vantage points are swarmed with tourists, that the tour operators extended the experiences by ballooning.
The best time to witness the sheer volume of wildebeest migration is during July to October. It is during mid July to October that covers the river crossings. Crossing the crocodile infested rivers of Mara and Grumeti are one of the top attractions in the wildebeest migration. While the fittest survive the crossing of the river, the weakest become the prey of the deadliest crocodiles.
The migration is influenced by rainfall patterns across the Masai Mara Reserve. The Masai Mara Reserve is part of the Serengeti National Park. Boasting a rich wildlife, the national park is home to the ‘Big Five’ – lions, elephants, leopards, rhinos and buffaloes. The profuse birdlife is regarded as a paradise for birdwatchers too.
